Raven River Academy series by Ruby Vincent --> Starting February 7th, 2021

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My parents forgot something when they ran… me.

After scamming most of our town out of their life savings, my folks disappeared in the middle of the night.

Forced to take me in, my estranged aunt and uncle shipped me off to Raven River Academy the first chance they got.

In my town, the line between the haves and the have-nots is actually a twelve-foot gate that keep the unwanted where they belong. Nothing could unite the two factions until I set foot on campus.

For the first time in our history, they all agree on one thing:

I must pay for my father’s sins.

But why should I care?

The joke is on them because I have nothing left inside. No part of me that isn’t already broken. I invite them to do their worst.

Until The Angels enter the game.

The most dangerous gang in town has a score to settle with my family, and Cassius, Clay, Hiro, and Royal are here to collect.

Raven River soon becomes a battleground of lies, deceit, and violence, and I stand at the heart of it.

The gorgeous otherworldly Angels will remind me that there is one thing left that I care about… and they’ll destroy it in heavenly fire.

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Book 1
24% (view spoiler)[Ok so her men will be the bad boy gang, not liking them at all lol (hide spoiler)]
55% (view spoiler)[Still don’t like Camila, she’s a bitch and surrounds herself with fake people all for popularity. Honestly this blaming the daughter for the sins of her parents shit is getting soooo old (hide spoiler)]
83% (view spoiler)[Omg they beat up her 14 year old brother. This school is the most dangerous place for them, she should just take her bro and run. Hell a homeless shelter has to be better than this 😢 (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[Did not see his father being the gang president, not all that surprised though. That’s so sad about her sister, I was thinking maybe she had gotten pregnant after her first time and lost the baby or something. This also explains why her parents hate her, but damnnnnnn. And now did she get shot? Mean and cruel ending lol (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

5%(view spoiler)[I can't help but think that maybe Brandon is the blackmailer? I mean who would be least obvious as her friend? And he's a little off to me if that makes sense. I'm hoping her keeping him at arm's length stays true just in case. None of these people can be trusted at school, that's very clear. (hide spoiler)]
24% (view spoiler)[Ugh now it's all sex and I want the drama. I want answers lol. (hide spoiler)]
50% (view spoiler)[As much as I hated Camila, I'm still glad Ember stopped her from being raped. Not only that the two seem to be headed towards some type of reconciliation which will be nice since she's with her brothers. I hate that the author keeps referring to the guys as the triplets becasue even though they are I keep assuming she means Camila is there too and she's not lol (hide spoiler)]
92%(view spoiler)[Please tell me she's not that stupid? I mean she better be plotting behinf the scenes. (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[ OK thank heavens she was smarter than that. But still things went a little crazy. I knew Nolan was an asshole but damn he's legit mental. We didn't get much story here so I can't wait to find out all the answers, it's been dragged out long enough. (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

10%(view spoiler)[OMG even though I guessed it was Brandon I did not think he actually beat up Eli. What an utter shit. I hope they take him down in some karmic justice. Not only was Eli 14 but also deaf, what kind of shit beats up a deaf person smh. (hide spoiler)]
23% (view spoiler)[This rich kid drama is so dumb. Why do kids take on the hate from their parents? I know it's a learned thing like racism but it's just stupid and pointless. (hide spoiler)]
77% (view spoiler)[Well finally we have some answers and her parents aren't guilty, sort of. I'm happy about that but now this mystery guy, her uncle or Rio maybe? He seems overly concerned with that money like it was already his??? (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[ OK damn I hated her aunt but did not see her being involved. I suspected the uncle more because damn he was just mean. I think I liked this book the most. It took long enough to get answers and I'm glad with how it worked out. Her being preggers was a little ugh since they've not all even been together a year but whatevs, it made the guys own up and there even more overbearing protective sides come out. Her parents weren't even crooks and were blackmailed themselves. And dangit I'm such a sucker for endings like that especially extended epilogues I'm not sure if I could hate the book because of it lol. (hide spoiler)]

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I'm here!


25% (view spoiler)[ I'm very interested in her night with Royal. And why her parents left Ember and Eli to face all this alone. What horrible people. I'll never understand adults who would blame a child for something their parents did (hide spoiler)]
53% (view spoiler)[ All the guys suck right now. Trashing her room, holding her down, threats. I like seeing Ember fight back though (hide spoiler)]
80% (view spoiler)[ God I'm sick of everyone at her school trying to hurt her because of her parents. It's not her fault! I'm glad she helped Camila and has the triplets on her side now (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[ What was that ending?? She had a twin that died and her parents hate her now? She better not be shot (hide spoiler)]

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And I started book 2

20% (view spoiler)[ All that in 1 chapter. If it was Rio's mom that lost her money, why didn't he help her? What a piece of shit son.
I like the development between Ember and Royal (hide spoiler)]

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❀ Crystal ✿ - wrote: "Book 1
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Same page lady!

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60% (view spoiler)[ I hate the raveners so much and I just want them gone, even though that won't happen. I do wonder about the key! I think maybe her dad did hide something at the lake house. Money? Or a way to contact her parents? (hide spoiler)]

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85% (view spoiler)[ I wonder if those letters are a bank account? I don't know what else it would be. I'm getting sick of the blackmailer and I hope she figures it out soon (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[ I can't believe Hiro! Is there some sort of explanation? Because if he hurt her brother, she'll never forgive him (hide spoiler)]

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23% (view spoiler)[ I'm glad to hear Hiro's story and that he didn't want to hurt Eli. Fuck Brandon though, what a psychopath for doing all that and pretending to be her friend! (hide spoiler)]

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50% (view spoiler)[ Finally Brandon gets what he deserved. What a prick. (hide spoiler)]
75% (view spoiler)[ I am really disappointed the author went with a pregnancy. I'm not surprised after Ember insisted they not use condoms (which was completely stupid and why would a smart girl like her do that??) And the fact that Rio magically didn't want his heir killed didn't seem right to me (hide spoiler)]
Finished (view spoiler)[ I'm just frustrated that Ember is supposedly so smart and cunning that she orchestrated this whole thing and took everyone down. Yeah okay. I guess I'm happy that it turned out well, it just wasn't my favorite (hide spoiler)]